| Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
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| 1948.07 | 4th/6th Parachute Bn redesignated 1st Bn The Parachute Regiment | | |
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1948.07 | Germany: Lubeck
Sept 48: Germany: Hannover District | 16 Brigade
16 Brigade | |
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1949.10 | England: Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot
6 June - 12 June 51: With only 72 hrs notice, 1 Para embarked Portsmouth on HMS Warrior (Aircraft Carrier) to Abadan with rest of 16 Ind Para Bde to retake oil wells after Mossadeq confiscation. Washington forbade this move a day or so later, so HMS Warrior was rerouted in Med. to Cyprus and Bn disembarked at Famagusta by lighter.
June 51 - Oct 51: Cyprus | 16 Brigade
16 Brigade
16 Brigade | Transit |
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1951.10 | Egypt: Geneifa Camp, Canal Zone. Existing tented transit camp near Geneifa, southern Canal Zone.
Dec 1951: Kabrit Point, Canal Zone. Tented Camp (named "Jackson's Camp") erected by 1 Para on side of Suez Canal / Little Bitter Lake (adjacent to Mauritian Pioneer Corps camp)
1953: Tented Camp, Canal Zone erected by 1 Para outside Moascar Garrison (Ismailia) opposite British Cemetery. 2 Para + 3 Para. plus Airborne Corps support were adjacent | 16 Brigade
16 Brigade
16 Brigade
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1954.07 | England: Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot
Jan 56 - Sept 56: Cyprus, Nicosia Airport (tented camp)
Sept 56 - Oct 56: UK (Parachute Refresher Training)
Oct 56 - Nov 56: Cyprus
6 Nov 56 - 14 Nov 56: Egypt: Port Said (Op Musketeer)
Nov 56 - Dec 56: Cyprus, Nicosia
June 58 - Jan or Mar 59: Cyprus, Troodos | 16 Brigade
16 Brigade | |
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| 1962.05 | Bahrain | | |
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1963.04 | England: ??? Barracks, Aldershot
28 Dec 63 - 22 Mar 64: Cyprus
22 Mar 64 - May 64: Cyprus
Apr 64 - Aug 64: Aden: (B Coy)
May 64 - Aug 64: Aden (HQ, A and C Coys)
| 16 Brigade
UN command
| Took part in 2nd Radfan expedition
Took part in 3rd Radfan expedition |
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| 1965.04 | Bahrain | | |
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1966.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks
May 67 - Nov 67: Aden: Radfan Camp | 16 Brigade
Aden Brigade | |
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1967.11.29 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot
Dec 69 - Feb 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | 16 Brigade
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| 1970.09.21 | Northern Ireland: Belfast, Holywood Barracks | 39 Brigade | |
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1972.05.25 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks
June 72 - Nov 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)
May 73 - Oct 73: Cyprus | 16 Brigade
UNFICYP | |
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| 1974.08 | Berlin, Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
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1976.08 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks
Oct 76 - Apr 77: Cyprus
Jan 77: England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks
Apr 78 - July 78: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook
1980.??: Hong Kong | 16 Brigade
UNFICYP
6 Field Force
4 month tour | |
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1981.10 | Scotland: Edinburgh, Redford Barracks
Nov 81 - Feb 82: Northern Ireland: Armagh/Border Spearhead
May 82 - Oct 82: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh | | |
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| 1983.06 | England: Bulford, Picton Barracks | AMF(L) Bn | |
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1985.01 | England: Aldershot, Bruneval Barracks
July 88 - Nov 88: Northern Ireland: Armagh [ARB] | 5 Airborne Brigade
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| 1991.02 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | 39 Brigade | |
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1993.06 | England: Normandy Barracks, Aldershot
May 94 - Nov 94: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn
June 95: New Normandy Barracks, Aldershot based on Montgomery Lines in N Camp
July 97 - Dec 97: Northern Ireland: Belfast [BRB]
June 99 - Aug 99: Kosovo
1 Sept 99: Aldershot, New Normandy Barracks
7 - 26 May 00 - Sierra Leone (Operation Palliser) | 5 Brigade
16 Air Assault Brigade
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2000.08 | England: Connaught Barracks, Dover
Dec 00 - June 01: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Bn (two Companies)
Feb 03 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf
Mar 03 - July 03: Iraq: (Op Telic 1) | AMF L: 16 Air Assault Brigade wef 04/2001
16 Air Assault Brigade
16 Air Assault Brigade | |
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| 2006 | Wales: St Athan | JSFSG | |